{"product_id":"book-hkja","title":"Human Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Hamel's Human Animals\u003c\/strong\u003e (published in 1915) is an infamous and classic treatise on the mythology and the evidence of hybrid humans. This was one of the first popular works on cryptozoology, and a primer for those interested in the many stories and accounts of lycanthropy and other strange evolutionary paradoxes. Covering the Were-wolf Trials of 1521, to bird-women, human serpents and witch familiars, Hamel's research into the mythological, hysterical, historical and the subjective with a scholar's pen. Many religious ceremonies and occult practices are studied, and he helps us to understand how these fantastical creatures have become a part of our culture, from books of fiction, to very serious study. \u003cstrong\u003eHuman Animals\u003c\/strong\u003e is a book that contains records and accounts of traditions dealing with the belief that certain men and women can transform themselves into animals. The causes of transformation are various: contact with a wer-animal, touching what he has touched, wearing an animal skin, rubbing the body with ointment, slipping on a girdle, buckling on a strap, and many other expedients, magical and otherwise, may bring about the metamorphosis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49415185236272,"sku":"BDhkja","price":11.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hkja-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773100319","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hkja","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}